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Rose Cottage, Matlock

124 North Parade
Matlock Bath
Postal town: Matlock
DE4 3NS
Phone: 01629581662

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Admiral Taverns

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Steve of N21 left this review about Rose Cottage

I cannot pass judgement on the food as we only utilised this nice looking Grade II listed Stone Cottage pub a couple of times last week for a beer during our stay in Matlock Bath ( or should I say Southend not on Sea) , firstly when we arrived on the Wednesday evening when it was fairly dead, and then again on Saturday evening when , like the rest of Matlock Bath, it was completely mental until the day tripping tourist families and bikers headed home leaving it to the hardcore locals and us tourists staying in town. In fact I had to have a wry smile when seeing the sign on the door saying bikers were welcome here and thinking well that’s a good thing as that seemed to be 95% of their custom on Saturday night. We had to fight our way through more leather than you find in a Dairy Farm’s milking shed to get into the pub.
When you do get in to the left is a cosy seating area with log burner and through this room is an additional snug area with more seating. To the right is the small cosy bar area also with a log burner. But when the sun is out the best spot is the outside terrace to the front from where you can watch all the action along the Main Street.
The bar supports three handpumps and If I remember correctly and haven’t got my pubs muddled up two were in operation mid week and all three for the weekend with Brews from Oakham, Blue Monkey and one other that I cannot remember as I only had eyes for the first two and the Oakham Citra was particularly good.

On 10th June 2024 - rating: 6
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ROB Camra left this review about Rose Cottage

Not open at its advertised time on a Monday, but when we passed 45 minutes later it had just opened and we were the first in. Small room to the left as you enter, another small room with the bar just to the right and yet another small room to the right of this. A friendly welcome, despite the barmaid still tidying up from the previous session. Three handpumps on the bar, two on, including Bradfield Farmers Blond which was in good nick, although it's not a personal favourite. Several walkers came in soon after us and ordered food, so they were doing alright. I doubt that we'll ever visit Matlock Bath again as the whole place is run down and a real disappointment, so this will be a one off visit to this pub.

On 5th July 2023 - rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about Rose Cottage

A surprisingly small pub with two rooms either side of a small corridor leading to a narrow and steep staircase. A quick glance to the left showed a further room that-away, but the bar was to the right, also small - not much more than a hatch, really - with three hand pumps. Old Speckled Hen was on one, nothing on the third, so I went for the second, which was Bradfield Famers Ale. This was unobjectionable, but only NBSS 2.5. I was charged £2.50 for a half, and boy am I glad I didn't ask for a pint. I sat outside even though it looked like rain. I took my glass back, the licensee thanked me, I opened my mouth to ask where the toilet was situated and he told me "top of the stairs" before I'd even spoken. There's a board on the front wall of the pub advertising this pub to let. It seems to me this guy can't wait for someone to take over - he's clearly had enough.

On 4th July 2023 - rating: 4
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Riva

This pub was reported closed from the middle of December last year, so obviously Marston's have got new tenants. The pub is housed in an attractive looking mid 17th Century building, with large Georgian windows and a handsome looking front entrance, obviously added at a later period. The interior consists of three separate rooms, one of the rooms featuring a nice fireplace and the bar was situated on the right up some steps. The majority of the customers use the front patio in good weather. Two ales on handpump Wychwood Hobgoblin and Marston's Pedigree.

On 30th April 2017 - rating: 6
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Riva

We walked past this place on saturday 4/9/10 and then decided to go back and see what this place had to offer,i was expecting no real ale and a dire place to have a drink in,I was very wrong.

There are a few tables at the front with brollys but these were too busy to sit at.
Once we walked into this pub you have to go up a couple of steps there is a room to the left but there is no bar in this room, we went in the room on the right which was quite small with the bar facing us there were three handpumps on the bar i think this is probably a marstons house we tried the Pedigree and this was a very nice drink there was also Marstons EPA and Jennings Cocker Hoop on the bar.
There is another small room up a couple more steps to the right of the bar which had familys with children in it.
The seating is small chunky wooden tables and chairs and we felt very comfortable and really enjoyed having a drink here,we will visit this pub again and hopefully have more than one drink here.

7 September 2010

Pub visited again on 1 October 2011

Well we got round to visit this pub again and we wer'nt dissapointed,the pub is still the same as last time but there was a different choice of beers on the bar.
There were three real ales on we had a drink of Hobgoblin and this was quite a nice drink the other beers were Jennings Cockerhoop and Jennings Crag Rat.
There was still a nice atmosphere and this is one of my wifes favourite pubs in this area.

On 2nd October 2011 - rating: 8
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